Pasquale Grasso | “Be-Bop!” | Available June 17 via Sony Music Masterworks
Guitar Virtuoso Pasquale Grasso Pays Tribute to Bird and Diz on Be-Bop! Available June 17 on Sony Music Masterworks | Pre-Order Now New Single “A Night in Tunisia” Out Today | Listen Here U.S. & European Tour Dates Announced ALBUM ARTWORK: DOWNLOAD Following the extraordinary success of guitar virtuoso Pasquale Grasso’s digital showcase series, which launched in 2019 and includes Solo Standards, Solo…
Read MoreChicago Soul Jazz Collective | “On the Way to Be Free” | Available Tomorrow
Chicago Soul Jazz Collective and Internationally Acclaimed Vocalist Dee Alexander Team Up on the Group’s Third Album, On the Way to Be Free Available Tomorrow on JMarq Records CSJC and Dee Alexander Perform at Jazz Showcase in Chicago June 2 through June 5 Tickets Available Online Now “The ensemble lives up to its…
Read MoreAVAILABLE NOW: John Scofield | “John Scofield” | ECM
Available Now via ECM Records John Scofield Releases His First-Ever Solo Guitar Recording “The gemlike new album by John Scofield finds him alone with his guitar, balancing choice covers with original tunes.” — WBGO “The self-titled album finds the guitar great entering into a dialogue with himself and charting an intimate path through the styles and idioms…
Read MoreMack Avenue Music Group Artists Kenny Garrett, Christian McBride and Emmet Cohen Win JJA Awards
REMINDER Mack Avenue Music Group Artists Kenny Garrett, Christian McBride and Emmet Cohen Bring Home 2022 Awards from Jazz Journalists Association Plus Mack Avenue Records Wins Label of the Year Mack Avenue Music Group artists Kenny Garrett, Christian McBride and Emmet Cohen have been named winners at the 27th annual Jazz Journalists Association’s Jazz Awards. Mack Avenue Records, an independent jazz…
Read MoreREMINDER: Joey Alexander’s Mack Avenue Records Debut Featuring All Original Music
REMINDER Pianist, Bandleader and Composer Joey Alexander to Release Origin, First Album Featuring All Originals on Mack Avenue Records Debut Available May 20 Digitally and on CD; Available June 24 on Vinyl ON TOUR NOW May 3 – 4 | Dimitriou’s Jazz Alley | Seattle, WA May 6 | Lesher Center | Walnut Creek, CA May 7 | Kuumbwa | Santa…
Read MoreDetroit Jazz Festival Presented by Rocket Mortgage Announces 2022 Lineup | Labor Day Weekend Festival Runs September 2 – 5
Detroit Jazz Festival Presented by Rocket Mortgage Announces 2022 Lineup Labor Day Weekend Festival Runs September 2 – 5 The Detroit Jazz Festival presented by Rocket Mortgage, the world’s largest (and best) free jazz festival in the world, tonight announced its lineup for Labor Day weekend during a livestream preview event that included…
Read MoreCarnegie Hall Announces NYO Jazz’s Debut Album “We’re Still Here” | June 24, 2022
Carnegie Hall Announces the Release of NYO Jazz’s Debut Album We’re Still Here Featuring Artistic Director and Bandleader/Trumpeter Sean Jones, with Special Guest Melissa Aldana and Special Guest Appearance by Wycliffe Gordon Available Everywhere June 24, 2022 Album by the Hall’s Prestigious National Youth Jazz Orchestra Includes Carnegie Hall-Commissioned Works by Miguel Zenón, Ayn Inserto, John…
Read MoreREMINDER: Alune Wade | “Sultan” | Available May 6 via Enja Records
COMING NEXT FRIDAY, May 6 via Enja Records France-based Senegalese Bassist, Vocalist and Composer Alune Wade Releases Fifth Album, Sultan Album Features Lenny White, Harold López-Nussa, Christian Sands, Leo Genovese and More Few artists would dare to tackle quite such a kaleidoscope of music styles and accompanying socio-political issues in the space of 12 songs…
Read MoreAVAILABLE NOW: Jon Balke’s Siwan | “Hafla” | ECM
Norwegian Keyboardist Jon Balke Celebrates the Concept of Coexistence and Cooperation on Hafla, His Third Album with His Ensemble Siwan Available Now via ECM Records “…their evolving sound offers a seamless yet provocative meld of hybridized Baroque, Andalusian, and Arabic music, joined by formal composition and structured improvisation.” — All Music “It is as beautiful and essential…
Read MoreAndy James | Rhythm in New York | Available Now via Le Coq Records
Vocalist Andy James Celebrates One Of The Greatest Cities In The World, And The Mecca of Jazz, On Her Wide-Ranging New Album Rhythm in New York, Available Now via Le Coq Records, Features An All-Star Band Including John Patitucci, Jon Cowherd, Chris Potter, Marcus Strickland, Terell Stafford, Nate Smith, Marcus Gilmore, Adam Rogers, Chico…
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